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 Johansson
 Regrets
 Obama
 Email Flap

Actress was just admiring his commitment, denounces media 'nonstory'

Aug 6, 08 10:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - Scarlett Johansson might laugh about it now, but she was embarrassed by the media coverage of her so-called "email relationship" with Barack Obama. "I was merely trying to express my delight at Obama's commitment to his campaign…and how wonderful and refreshing that is. And it was manipulated... More »

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Barack Obama • sexism • Scarlett Johansson • Barack Obama supporters • celebrity interview

 Inside Academia,
 Subtler Sexism 

Women cite 'deeply entrenched inequities' on tough path at research universities 

Jun 15, 08 2:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - Gender discrimination at research universities is surely much better than it was in decades past, but a study based on interviews of female faculty finds that sexism remains on campus, Inside Higher Ed reports. While overt shows of bias are rare, a host of subtler, “deeply entrenched inequities” have... More »

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higher education • sexism • college • academia • gender discrimination • gender bias

ANALYSIS

Sexism? Media Disagree With Clinton Backers

Hillary's supporters cry foul, but news world pleads innocence

Jun 13, 08 7:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - Now that Hillary Clinton has suspended her presidential campaign, her most ardent supporters are hitting out at television news, proposing boycotts and setting up websites in response to allegedly sexist coverage. But as the New York Times reports, many in the media see little evidence of sexism. Rather, they accuse... More »

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Hillary Clinton • media criticism • cable TV • MSNBC • sexism • Fox News • television news

Opinion

How About a Sex Speech, Obama?

Candidate should do for gender what he
did for race

Jun 12, 08 8:27 AM CDT
(Newser) -  It’s a shame that Hillary Clinton never gave a speech about gender to match Barack Obama’s speech about race, writes Nicholas Kristof of the New York Times. So why not make that speech yourself, Barack? Kristof even has the talking points for you:
  • Racism
... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • gender • sexism • gender politics • Clinton 2008 • Obama 2008 • gender bias

Opinion

 Sex Backlash Is Mostly Sexist 

Men, male critics just resent girls mucking up summer action flicks

Jun 4, 08 2:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - The masses have spoken: Sex and the City is a success, a tentpole, and with a $56 million opening weekend, a blockbuster even. But if you hear men talk about it, you’d think it was the most horrible thing to ever happen to cineplexes, writes Ramin Setoodeh. They... More »

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media criticism • sexism • Sex and the City • movie review • summer • movies • Carrie Bradshaw

OPINION

Campaign Carnage Casualty: Democrats' Chances

Writer did not like this assignment

Jun 3, 08 5:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Richard Cohen did not enjoy covering the 2008 Democratic primaries, and he writes in the Washington Post about everything he “loathed” about the race that “eroded the standing of both candidates”:
  • The racism: Cohen is “stunned” that so many people came out to vote against a
... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • sexism • racism

Opinion

 A Call for a Clinton Speech on Sexism 

Campaign's end invites candor and courage —not counting slights

Jun 1, 08 7:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - The time is ripe for Hillary Clinton to speak out on gender discrimination openly and honestly, writes Anna Holmes in the New York Times. After she ends her bid for the White House, such a move wouldn’t be called a political stunt, and would afford her the opportunity “... More »

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Hillary Clinton • sexism • gender discrimination • speech

 Construction
 Oglers Get
 an Eyeful 

Workers' whistles drive woman to bare all

May 23, 08 6:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - Some wolfish construction workers got an eyeful of a sheep without clothing, the New Zealand Herald reports, when a female Israeli tourist apparently fed up with their whistling got naked as she used an ATM in downtown Kerikeri. "She gave the explanation that she had been pestered by New... More »

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tourism • nudity • sexism • New Zealand • ATM • public nudity

opinion

 Clinton's
 Sexism
 Charges
 'Insulting' 


Past women icons wouldn't make such claims: Noonan

May 23, 08 10:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton’s claims of misogyny this week were cheap shots that history’s greatest women never would have uttered, Peggy Noonan writes in the Wall Street Journal . Suggesting that sexism is costing her the nomination is “insulting” and “manipulative”—it paints other candidates’ supporters as biased—... More »

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Hillary Clinton • sexism • Peggy Noonan • women in office • misogyny

OPINION

Hillary Endgame Isn't a Battle
in Gender War

Clinton 'just a politician' to 30-something scribe, not feminist symbol

May 21, 08 6:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - Women who treat Hillary Clinton's candidacy as a feminist symbol and see sexism in calls for her to quit don't quite make sense to Jonathan Chait, writing in the Los Angeles Times. "People of my generation tend to have a less personal view of Clinton," the 36-year-old writes.... More »

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Hillary Clinton • feminism • sexism • Jonathan Chait • Gloria Steinem

Clinton Run at Glass Ceiling Leaves Mixed Legacy

Some see gender roles smashed, others see them enforced, by Hillary's run

May 19, 08 10:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - While some observers look at the waning Hillary Clinton campaign and see a milestone in the march of gender equality—“a historic if incomplete triumph”—others, especially Clinton’s female supporters, see “a depressing reminder” of lingering sexism. The New York Times examines the mixed legacy of... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • gender • sexism • first lady

OPINION

'Poor Hillary' Refrain Has Hillary-Like Staying Power

Voters, rivals and pundits have been tut-tutting for years, but Clinton marches on

May 16, 08 3:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - There’s Hillary Clinton, writes Libby Copeland in the Washington Post, and then there’s “Poor Hillary.” Though Barack Obama destroyed her “inevitability,” she continues to quixotically pursue the Democratic nomination, touting the power of “grit” against arithmetic, and moving op-ed writers, news anchors and... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John Edwards • sexism • Democratic presidential candidates • Democratic nomination • Democratic presidential primaries • Hillary haters

OPINION

Farewell to Hillary, and
to Sexism

Candidacy exposed America's hatred of women, says columnist

May 15, 08 12:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton will almost certainly not be the Democratic nominee for president, and the end of her campaign is a relief for Marie Cocco in the Washington Post—but not for political reasons. The end of the Democratic primary, she writes, will also put to rest the sexist rhetoric of... More »

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Hillary Clinton • feminism • women • sexism • Election 2008

Guardian System Has Saudi Women 'Perpetual Minors'

Doing almost anything requires male consent in kingdom, report finds

Apr 21, 08 3:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - Women in Saudi Arabia need to gain a male guardian’s consent to do almost anything, living as “perpetual minors,” the Telegraph reports. Research by Human Rights Watch found that male permission is needed to go to a doctor, travel, and even get dressed. In addition, strict segregation... More »

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Islam • Saudi Arabia • women • women's rights • sexism • Islamic Sharia law • Human Rights Watch • gender discrimination • repression

 UK Balks at Hooters' Expansion 

Opponents say chain will encourage broader sex industry

Apr 11, 08 7:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - Some Britons are choking on Hooters' plan to serve up another 35 locations in the UK, the Guardian reports. Britain has one so far, but feminists are already accusing the chain of importing misogyny and sexist entertainment with its chicken wings. "Without the sexualised waiters and the soft porn... More »

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stag parties • sexism • restaurant • strip club • Hooters • Britain • misogyny • sex trade • sex industry

 Chelsea Surprised by Sexism 

Former first daughter touches on hot issue while stumping

Mar 30, 08 11:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - Once and possibly future first daughter Chelsea Clinton said Friday that she "really didn't get how much sexism there was in this country" until the New Hampshire primary campaign, when someone told her he didn't think a woman could be commander in chief, and some men disrupted a campaign... More »

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Hillary Clinton • sexism • Chelsea Clinton • Hillary haters • Hillary Clinton supporters

 Clinton Supporters
 See Sexist Backlash 

Campaign unleashes anger, slurs from anti-Hillary men

Mar 29, 08 8:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - Many women who support Hillary Clinton—and even some who don't—find that the New York senator's bid for president has unleashed unsettling sexist hostility in the workplace and elsewhere, the Wall Street Journal reports. A woman shouted at by a stranger for her Hillary bumper sticker says the "... More »

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Hillary Clinton • sexism • Hillary haters • Hillary Clinton supporters

Harvard Begins Women-Only Gym Hours

Controversial move to make Muslim females more comfortable

Mar 5, 08 10:49 AM CST
(Newser) - Harvard is trying out women-only gym hours at one of its facilities to make exercising easier for Muslim women. Six of the 70 hours a week that the Quadrangle Recreational Athletic Center is open will be barred to men so that Muslim women feel free to dress appropriately for working... More »

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Islam • Muslim Americans • sexism • athlete • Muslim • exercise • Harvard • Muslim women • gym

Matthews: Hillary Jab Was 'Nasty'

Beleaguered Hardball host backs down from anti-Hillary remarks 

Jan 18, 08 8:17 AM CST
(Newser) - It took protesters outside NBC's studios, a letter of complaint signed by Gloria Steinem, and a little pressure from on high, but after 10 days Hardball host Chris Matthews backed down from sexist remarks about Hillary Clinton, the Washington Post reports. He admitted last night that saying Clinton's political career... More »

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Hillary Clinton • feminism • Bill Clinton • sexism • Chris Matthews • National Women's Political Caucus • NOW • Gloria Steinem • Kim Gandy • National Organization for Women • Feminist Majority

Chris Matthews Protested Over Sexist Barbs

MSNBC talking head in trouble for calling Clinton 'she-devil,' more

Jan 17, 08 2:48 PM CST
(Newser) - The National Women’s Political Caucus will rally outside NBC's Washington studios today in protest of Chris Matthews’ pattern of sexist comments towards Hillary Clinton. The group has also signed a letter to the network from watchdog David Brock, AOL reports, quoting the Hardball anchor’s jibes at length. Last... More »

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Hillary Clinton • NBC • sexism • Chris Matthews • David Brock • National Women's Political Caucus

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